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APHG, Units 1-5

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of an intrafaith boundary?

a)

Northern Ireland Protestants vs. Catholics

b)

Christianity vs. Islam in Former Yugoslavia

c)

Tibetan Buddhism vs. Atheist China

d)

Hinduism vs. Sikhism in India

2.

An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity is an example of this type of region

a)

Formal Region

b)

Vernacular Region

c)

Functional Region

d)

Nodal Region

3.

In the U.S.A., what crop is most frequently planted in the mixed crop & livestock region because it generates higher yields per area than any other crop?

a)

Corn

b)

Wheat

c)

Soybeans

d)

Apples

4.

A related set of cultural traits or a combination of cultural traits is known as this

a)

Cultural Adaptation

b)

Cultural Norm

c)

Cultural Complex

d)

Cultural Ecology

5.

Delayed degenerative diseases is what stage of the ETM?

a)

Stage 2

b)

Stage 3

c)

Stage 4

d)

Stage 5

6.

A rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value is known as this

a)

Housing Balloon

b)

Housing Crunch

c)

Housing Tide

d)

Housing Bubble

7.

Most of these farms are in the business of market-gardening products and are farms where nobody resides

a)

Horseshoe Farms

b)

Subsistence Farms

c)

Suitcase Farms

d)

Roaming Farms

8.
Dar es Salaam is a city that has imprints from many different cultures over the last several hundred years.  What concept best explains the imprint on the landscape?
a)
Movement
b)
Culture Impact
c)
Sequent Occupance
d)
Region
9.

According to possibilism

a)

the physical environment is directly responsible for a group's development

b)

the physical environment sets limits on humans that they can overcome by choices

c)

human beings are responsible for caring for their physical environment

d)

humans only live in places where life is possible

10.

The clustering or dispersal of something within a given unit of area is

a)

concentration

b)

density

c)

pattern

d)

location

11.

Which of the following best defines Carl Sauer’s concept of cultural landscape?

a)

It is the outcome of interactions between humans and their natural environment

b)

It is the way people landscape their yards in different parts of the world

c)

It is a shared set of meanings and symbolic practices

d)

It is the human adaptation to Earth’s physical environment

12.

Hinduism first spread to the United States by

a)

stimulus diffusion

b)

relocation diffusion

c)

contagious diffusion

d)

hierarchical diffusion

13.
map line that connects points of equal or very similar values
a)
isoline map
b)
choropleth map
c)
dot map
d)
cartogram
14.

Geographers might characterize as overpopulated a country where

a)

there are too many people according to a standard economic measure of poverty.

b)

the population numbers less than one million, but there is concern that the country's natural resources are adequate for only half that number.

c)

the population numbers more than 100 million and there is concern about the finite limits of natural resources, although the resources available in the country seem adequate to that population.

d)

the population numbers more than one million, and there is an average distribution of population to resources.

e)

All of these answer choices are correct.

15.

We can calculate that a country would raise, or increase, its agricultural density if it...

a)

decreased the amount of agricultural land

b)

decreased the number of farmers

c)

increased the areas of its urban centers

d)

increased the size of its population

e)

decreased the number of farm animals

16.

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is...

a)

total birth rate

b)

crude birth rate

c)

total fertility rate

d)

total increase rate

e)

crude fertility rate

17.

The fertility rate based on the number of live births per 1,000 residents is the...

a)

crude birth rate

b)

crude fertility rate

c)

infant birth rate

d)

natural increase rate

e)

life expectancy at birth

18.

The shape of a country's population pyramid...

a)

is determined primarily by its crude birth rate

b)

has no correlation to its crude death rate

c)

cannot be used to estimate the country's dependency rate

d)

cannot be used to estimate the country's sex ratio

e)

is determined primarily by the combination of its crude birth rate and its crude growth rate

19.

The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?

a)

stage 1

b)

stage 2

c)

stage 3

d)

stage 4

e)

stage 5

20.

Thomas Malthus concluded that...

a)

population increased arithmetically while food production increased linguistically

b)

the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies

c)

so-called "moral restraint" was producing lower crude birth rates

d)

population growth was outpacing available resources in every country, according to algebraic calculations

e)

crude birth rates must balance crude death rates

21.

Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted...

a)

women are more likely to migrate than men

b)

long migration distances are more likely than short

c)

migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition

d)

intraregional migration is more important than interregional migration in terms of political and economic resources

e)

migrants move most frequently for economic reasons

22.

A boy migrated from Honduras through Guatemala and Mexico, then entered the United States without immigration documents, because members of his ethnic group were being targeted for torture or assassination in his home country. Although the U.S. government does not grant the boy refugee status, his case is an example of international and ________ migration.

a)

forced

b)

human rights

c)

voluntary

d)

economic

e)

transitional

23.

Which statement most accurately describes the motivations of the historic European and current Latin American immigrants to the United States?

a)

Both were and are motivated primarily by economic factors

b)

Migrants from Europe were fleeing religious persecution while migrants from Latin America are motivated by economic factors

c)

Both were and are motivated by a desire to join family members already in the United States

d)

Migrants from Europe mostly spoke English while migrants from Latin American mostly speak Spanish

e)

Both were and are motivated by famine in their home countries

24.

Suburbanization of more developed countries is due to...

a)

expanding urban territory

b)

increasing employment opportunities

c)

desire to change lifestyle

d)

regional development

e)

global investment

25.

You might propose a(n) ________ program for your country if you wanted to hire a large number of manual laborers from neighboring countries to build a large dam or canal, with the understanding that they would not be granted any other privileges or legal status in your country, after the project is finished.

a)

guest worker

b)

unauthorized worker

c)

unauthorized hiring

d)

engineering obstacle

e)

chain migration

26.

An example of ________ is the migration of doctors and engineers to the United States after they have received years of government-financed schooling and training in Colombia.

a)

brain drain

b)

chain drain

c)

chain migration

d)

net migration

e)

cohort migration

27.

Replacement level, the number of births needed to keep a population at a stable level without immigration, requires a total fertility of _________

a)

10

b)

2.1

c)

3.5

d)

5.0

28.

Not all countries with aging populations resort to immigration to offset economic problems. An example is:

a)

Germany.

b)

Japan.

c)

the United States.

d)

Norway.

29.

Almost everywhere on Earth, Total Fertility Rates (TFRs) are

a)

Rising

b)

Falling

c)

Staying about the same

d)

Influenced by precipitation levels

30.

A pilgrim to Varanasi (Benares) in India is most likely to be a

a)

Muslim

b)

Hindu

c)

Jewish

d)

Christian

31.
practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture and generates misunderstanding, ignorance and conflict 
a)
Ethnosuperiorism
b)
Egotism
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Human nature
32.
NOT an example of a cultural landscape
a)
The street patterns of Bogota
b)
the buildings of Ciudad Perdida
c)
a rain forest
d)
A golf course
33.
Why is wine production so low in Africa and the Middle East?
a)
lack of sophistication and fine dining
b)
they can't grow grapes
c)
Islam discourages alcohol consumption
d)
they don't know how to make wine
34.
Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?
a)
Adoption of unique folk culture
b)
Need for durable clothing
c)
Impact of high income on clothing habits
d)
Diffusion of popular culture
35.
MAP The geographical locations of all four cultural hearths illustrate on the map (right) were in
a)
Areas with abundant rainfall
b)
Coastal areas
c)
Cold climates
d)
River valleys
36.
A language ____________ is a collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history.
Hint: The trunk of the tree
a)
branch
b)
family
c)
dialect
d)
group
37.
What is the largest language branch in terms of spoken by most people?
a)
Afro-Asiatic
b)
Indo-European
c)
Sino-Tibetan
d)
Austronesian
38.
Which is NOT one of the 4 main branches of the Indo-European language family?
a)
Germanic
b)
Romance
c)
Balto-Slavic
d)
Sino-Tibetan
39.
a language developed from a mixture of different languages, usually through colonization. 
a)
creole language
b)
mix language
c)
hybrid language
40.
Why is English the official language in 57 countries? 
a)
The Beatles!
b)
Most effective at destroying other cultures
c)
diffusion of Disney movies
d)
Colonization
41.

A word-usage boundary is known as an _______________,

Look at all the names for soft-drink in the USA

a)

standard language

b)

dialect

c)

isogloss

d)

language family

42.
The French government has _________ to protect French language and culture.
a)
banned foreign words in advertising and on radio&television
b)
established the Académie Française to standardize the language
c)
passed a law levying fines on those using foreign terms
d)
all of the above
43.

Which of the following religions are considered to be universalizing religions?

a)

Buddhism, Christianity, & Islam

b)

Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism

c)

Hinduism, Judaism, & Christianity

d)

Judaism, Islam, Buddhism

44.

What religion is most associated with keeping Kosher?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

45.

Area that occupies a defined territory with a permanent population and is ruled by an established government that has control over its internal/external affairs.

a)

State

b)

Autonomous region

c)

nation-state

d)

city-state

46.

The political authority of a state to govern itself is called

a)

Democracy

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Government

d)

International trade

47.

The redrawing of congressional districts for political gain is termed

a)

Reapportionment

b)

Core-periphery federalism

c)

Gerrymandering

d)

Electoral regions

48.

The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?

a)

Subsequent

b)

Geometric

c)

Superimposed

d)

Relic

49.

The majority of African states entered the United Nations after 1960 because

a)

Political differences with the US did not allow them to join before then

b)

Creation of the Organization for African Unity took precedence

c)

The majority of the states didn't become independent until the 1960s

d)

Most African states were autarkies before the 1960s

50.

After 1990, the United Nations saw a large influx of new members. This was because

a)

The former Soviet Union fragmented into many smaller nation-states

b)

The Ottoman Empire collapsed after WW1

c)

South Asia fragmented into smaller states after the Bangladesh Liberation War.

d)

Colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence

51.

Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force within a nation-state?

a)

Strong sense of nationalism

b)

Strong national economy

c)

Separatist movement demanding independence

d)

Economic equality among regions

52.

"Shatter belts" are geographic zones where tensions explode based on

a)

Economic boundaries

b)

Cultural boundaries

c)

Physical boundaries

d)

Functional boundaries

53.

Group of people bound together by some sense of common culture, ethnicity, language, shared history, and attachment to a homeland.

a)

Nation

b)

State

54.

This stateless nation is located in northern Spain and parts of southern France.

a)

Hmong

b)

Kurds

c)

Basque

d)

Thai

55.

Which country is the closest in the world today to being a true nation-state.

a)

Peru

b)

Rwanda

c)

Finland

d)

Japan

56.

State in which the cultural borders of a nation correspond with the state borders of a country.

a)

Nation-state

b)

State-nation

c)

City-state

d)

Compact State

57.
According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?
a)
Livestock
b)
Commercial Grain
c)
Dairy Farming
d)
Forestry
58.
The result of overgrazing in semi-arid climates is
a)
environmental modification
b)
desertification
c)
aquaculture
d)
desalination
59.
According to Carl Sauer, there are two distinctive types of agriculture
a)
vegetative planting and double-cropping
b)
shifting cultivation and vegetative planting
c)
vegetative planting and seed agriculture
d)
slash-and-burn agriculture and double-cropping
60.
Which crop is associated with intensive agriculture?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
61.
Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called
a)
Commercial agriculture
b)
Industrial agriculture
c)
Slash-and-burn agriculture
d)
subsistence agriculture
62.
A major benefit to crop rotation would be
a)
Several different crops produced in the same year
b)
Nitrogen is put into the soil, which is needed for plants
c)
Requires less manual labor
d)
Farmers can replenish the soild and improve agricultural productivity
63.
Mediterranean agriculture must be practiced in a climate that is
a)
Wet summer, dry winter
b)
Plentiful rainfall year round
c)
Dry summer, cool moist winter
d)
Mild and dry year round
64.
All of the following are true about the Green Revolution EXCEPT
a)
Takes place mainly in science laboratories
b)
Only tested on farms in MDCs
c)
Allows for plants and animals that grow in conditions they normally would not
d)
Led to the increase in industrial farming
65.
All of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture EXCEPT
a)
a heavy reliance on machinery
b)
the product is consumed off the farm
c)
there is little relationship to other businesses
d)
a small percentage of the workforce is engaged directly in agriculture.
66.
Corn was first domesticated in
a)
the Tibetan Plateau
b)
the Canadian Prairie.
c)
Central Mexico
d)
Northern Argentina.
67.
Which of the following includes the world’s earliest centers of plant domestication?
a)
Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South Africa
b)
Russia, China, Latin America
c)
British Isles, Scandinavia, United States
d)
Southeast Asia, Mesoamerica, Middle East
68.
Physiological density is defined as 
a)
the average farm production compared to arable land.
b)
the number of farmers as compared to the total population.
c)
the number of people compared to arable land.
d)
the number of farms compared to the total land area.
69.
Humans have obtained food in a variety of ways. Which method below emerged last?
a)
Hunting & gathering
b)
Vegetative planting
c)
Seed agriculture
d)
The Colombian Exchange
70.
Crop rotation & the enclosure movement were hallmarks of:
a)
The First Agricultural Revolution
b)
The Second agricultural revolution
c)
the Third agricultural revolution
d)
the Green revolution
71.
 Which of the Agricultural Revolutions did not include increased usage of complex machines?
a)
First Agricultural Revolution
b)
Second Agricultural Revolution
c)
Third Agricultural Revolution
d)
Green Revolution
72.
Production of agricultural products for the market is called:
a)
hunting and gathering
b)
sedentary cultivation
c)
subsistence agriculture
d)
commercial agriculture
73.
 Farming that requires lots of labor and/or capital investment is:
a)
intensive agriculture
b)
extensive agriculture
c)
subsistence agriculture
d)
diffusion agriculture
74.
Typically, slash & burn agriculture leads to:
a)
shifting cultivation
b)
plantation farming
c)
aquaculture
d)
pastoralism
75.
One type of agriculture is not like the other.
a)
Mediterranean
b)
ranching
c)
livestock
d)
pastoral nomadism
76.
Truck farming typically includes the sale of:
a)
fish
b)
fruits
c)
livestock
d)
soybeans
77.
Which of the following crops is produced in large amounts in the United States?
a)
cassava
b)
coffee
c)
rice
d)
wheat
78.
Which of the following works to protect against the exploitation of agricultural labor? 
a)
fair trade
b)
all agribusiness 
c)
plantation farming 
d)
suitcase farming
79.
If houses are far apart from each other in a rural village, it would be classified as a:
a)
dispersed rural settlement
b)
clustered rural settlement
c)
agglomeration
d)
plantation settlement
80.
A major concern for American Farmers is the depletion of
a)
aquifers
b)
pesticides
c)
animal waste
d)
monoculture
81.
A mining company operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Quinary
82.
Refrigerated ships and railroad cars most directly benefited the long-distance transportation to global markets of
a)
Wheat
b)
Beef
c)
Cotton
d)
Fruit
83.
In which of the following areas has desertification had the strongest negative impact on food production?
a)
northern Africa
b)
Mexico
c)
Eastern China
d)
Peru
84.
The first agriculturalists were
a)
Commercial farmers
b)
European entrepreneurs
c)
Also hunter-gatherers
d)
Most likely males
85.
The land survey system that makes use of natural features to form boundaries is called
a)
Long-lot survey system
b)
Metes and bounds system
c)
Township and Range system
d)
Primogeniture
86.
Farmers that produce food that they need to survive on a daily basis are called
a)
Commercial agriculture
b)
Industrial agriculture
c)
Slash-and-burn agriculture
d)
subsistence agriculture
87.
Commercial agriculture practiced in the tropics is called
a)
Intensive subsistence agriculture
b)
plantation agriculture
c)
shifting cultivation
d)
paddy rice farming

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